Lenape Regional High School District

Lenape Regional High School District
Address
93 Willow Grove Road
, Burlington County, New Jersey, 08088
United States
Coordinates39°47′31″N 74°45′15″W / 39.792053°N 74.754234°W / 39.792053; -74.754234
District information
Grades9-12
SuperintendentCarol L. Birnbohm
Business administratorKara L. Huber
Schools4
Students and staff
Enrollment6,659 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Faculty570.4 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.7:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupGH
Websitewww.lrhsd.org
Ind. Per pupil District
spending
Rank
(*)
9-12
average
%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$21,87830$18,89115.8%
1Budgetary Cost16,9423415,5928.7%
2Classroom Instruction9,881418,80712.2%
6Support Services2,384252,2943.9%
8Administrative Cost1,453121,592−8.7%
10Operations & Maintenance2,172341,95411.2%
13Extracurricular Activities9823187312.5%
16Median Teacher Salary75,1643771,726
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of 9-12 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=47

The Lenape Regional High School District is a comprehensive regional public high school district that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from eight municipalities in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The communities in the district are Evesham Township, Medford Lakes, Medford, Mount Laurel, Shamong Township, Southampton Township, Tabernacle Township and Woodland Township.[3][4][5][6] The eight municipalities cover a combined area of 350 square miles (910 km2) which represents roughly one-third of the entire area of Burlington County, the largest county in New Jersey. Each of the eight communities served by the Lenape District has its own elementary school district.[7] Each elementary school district is governed by its own nine-member board of education which oversees the school budget and the education of students in pre-kindergarten / kindergarten through eighth grade.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprising four schools, had an enrollment of 6,659 students and 570.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.7:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[8]

  1. ^ a b c d District information for Lenape Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Lenape Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Name, Composition & Classification, Lenape Regional High School District. Accessed March 19, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades nine through twelve in the Lenape Regional High School District. Section 3 – Composition: The Lenape Regional High School District shall be organized in the territory comprised of the municipalities of: Evesham, Medford, Medford Lakes, Mount Laurel, Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle and Woodland for the limited purpose of providing and operating a high school district (9-12)."
  4. ^ Lenape Regional High School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 7, 2020. "The Lenape Regional High School District (LRHSD) serves the eight municipalities of Evesham, Medford, Mount Laurel, Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle and Woodland Townships and Medford Lakes Borough. Encompassing an area of 350 square miles the Lenape District is the largest school district in Burlington County."
  5. ^ "2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book", Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2006.
  6. ^ Staff. "Regional School Districts", Burlington County Times, April 26, 2015. Accessed April 2, 2020. "Lenape Regional Serves: Evesham, Medford, Medford Lakes, Mount Laurel, Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle, Woodland"
  7. ^ Sending Schools, Lenape Regional High School District. Accessed March 19, 2024.
  8. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed September 3, 2014.